Sponsorships at UC Davis Health

UC Davis Health sponsors a select number of events that are strongly aligned with its mission of discovering and sharing knowledge to advance health. The health system’s sponsorship program follows a thorough process of evaluating sponsorship opportunities. The opportunities that are ultimately funded make a positive impact on our communities.

As a publicly supported academic medical center, UC Davis Health does not maintain a private foundation, nor does the institution award grants. Sponsorship is defined as direct financial or in-kind support for community benefit programs or special events, and may include (though is not limited to) nonprofit agency fundraisers (breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, walks/runs), speakers series/lectures, health fairs or other community outreach that closely align with the UC Davis Health mission, vision and strategic plan.

Requests must meet university policies and procedures and promote the effective community engagement strategies of UC Davis Health. All requests must comply with university policies and procedures and promote one or more of the following:

List of organization's board of directors and/or event committee members

Requests for sponsorship with all the above documentation must be received via email by the following deadline dates:

Opportunity or Event Date

Deadline for Request

December, January or February

October 15

March, April or May

January 15

June, July or August

April 15

September, October or November

July 15

Requests received past the deadline may not be reviewed. Requests submitted by University of California staff, faculty or students will not be considered. The application must be submitted by a staff or board member of the organization requesting support.

The Sponsorship Committee will meet quarterly to review, evaluate and make sponsorship recommendations. Decisions are based on consistency with the criteria mentioned previously. However, due to the overwhelming number of requests and limited availability of funds, a request may be denied even if it fits the criteria.

Official notification of approval or denial will come in the form of a letter or email no later than 45 days post deadline date.